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In 2014, when he was eight years old, Rei Sakamoto watched Kei Nishikori play the US Open final. Nishikori had just made history as the first Asian man to reach the final of a Grand Slam singles event, having beaten all-time great Novak Djokovic in the semifinals. Twelve years later Sakamoto and Nishikori meet, not deep in the main draw, but in the final round of qualifying, with only one able to advance. Nishikori was not merely Sakamoto's hero, they both followed the same

Kwon Soonwoo competing at the Busan Challenger event in 2024. Three years ago, Kwon Soonwoo appeared to be entering the prime of his career. In January 2023, the South Korean produced one of the finest weeks of his professional life at the Adelaide International 2. Entering the tournament as a lucky loser, Kwon pieced together a remarkable run to claim his second ATP Tour title and return to a career-high ranking of World No. 52. At 25 years old, it felt less like a career pe

Over a century after they first met in the competition, India and the Netherlands find themselves paired together for the fifth time in Davis Cup history, with the clash set for the historic courts of Bengalaru on 7 and 8 February. Credit: Davis Cup / ITF The head-to-head between these two proud tennis nations stands at 2-2 but this is the first renewal since 2003 when Martin Verkerk and Sjeng Schalken set the Dutch on their way to a 5-0 whitewash. A certain Rohan Bopanna pla